Election Integrity

Wisconsin Voters Overwhelmingly Vote to Protect Their Elections from the Billionaire Class

During the 2020 election, Green Bay, Wisconsin, received 1.6 million in private funding from the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), a private, left-leaning organization funded by a cabal of billionaire ideologues. Like other large Democrat-leaning cities across America, Green Bay – with a population of 106,095, was funded by these billionaires who sought...

April 5, 2024

Criminal Justice

Second chances make communities safer and the state’s workforce stronger

April is Second Chance Month, a nationwide effort to raise awareness of the numerous harmful collateral consequences of a criminal conviction and unlock opportunities for people impacted by the criminal justice system. This month is a reminder of the importance of removing those barriers while we continue to advance evidence-based policies that can safely lower...

April 4, 2024

Criminal Justice

Remembering the ‘why’ behind Raise the Age in North Carolina

At what age should juvenile offenders be tried and treated as adults in North Carolina? What constitutes a juvenile’s actions so irredeemable that they bypass the juvenile system and go straight into adult corrections? As times change and public safety evolves, it is important to reflect on the principles that guide our justice system. One...

April 3, 2024

Election Integrity

One Person, One Vote

Just two weeks ago, on March 20, 2024, the Fair Representation Act was introduced to the 118th Congress in D.C. and cosponsored by seven Democrat members of Congress. This piece of federal legislation would mandate ranked choice voting (RCV) for all U.S. House and Senate elections. Despite proponents of RCV claiming that it would strengthen...

April 2, 2024

Technology

Imposing Draconian Regulation On The Internet To Protect It From ‘Boogeyman’ Threats

The internet ended nearly seven years ago—at least according to Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Without net neutrality, it was all over. “This is the end of the internet as we know it,” Sanders tweeted in 2017, when President Donald Trump ended the Obama administration’s neutrality rules. “In Congress and in the courts we must fight...

April 2, 2024

Higher Education

State Sen. Brandon Creighton’s Bill Ending DEI Was Not a Suggestion

Senate Education Chairman Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, has alerted Texas universities that he will be calling them to the Capitol in May to provide an update on their progress in ridding Texas campuses of DEI, as required by Senate Bill 17. With the support of Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Creighton wrote the strongest anti-DEI legislation...

April 1, 2024

Energy & Environment

The end of ESG? BlackRock admits adverse effects in SEC filing

BlackRock’s penchant for ESG is already coming back to bite it in the behind. In its annual filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the financial behemoth openly admitted its ESG activism poses a serious risk to its business. In the company’s words, the House of Cards could tumble “if BlackRock is not able to successfully manage...

April 1, 2024

Economy

A Housing Harbinger

The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here.  Housing affordability in Texas is reaching a crisis, if it’s not already here. In a new TPPF/WPAi poll, 83% of Texans say there is currently an affordability crisis in the...

March 30, 2024

Energy & Environment

Can We Power the EPA’s EV Fantasy?

The overhaul of electrical grids and distribution would require labor and resources we don’t have. The futurists at the Environmental Protection Agency are confident that electric vehicles will soon become cheap, reliable and easy to fuel. That’s the main bet in the agency’s new standard for carbon-dioxide emissions, released last week. Critics have rightly called...

March 27, 2024

Local Government

A New Hope for Texas Homebuyers

Last week, the Wall Street Journal released an article titled, “Once America’s Hottest Housing Market, Austin Is Running in Reverse.” To the residents of Austin, this is great news—finally, home prices may be coming down. But a dip in home prices is only a drop in the bucket of housing affordability. Housing prices may be...

March 26, 2024

K-12 Education

Round Rock ISD Caught Pushing Politics in the Classroom

A Central Texas school district is in hot water after its staff allegedly “creat[ed] a Mexican-American lesson plan teaching that immigration law amounts to the oppression of minorities.” The shocking incident occurred at Round Rock ISD, a relatively large ISD north of Austin with a history of controversy, and was exposed by a watchdog group,...

March 21, 2024

Taxes & Spending

Governments Lobbying Government: City of El Paso

City governments spend millions every year to influence state-level policymaking in Austin. Armed with Other People’s Money, city officials often employ external lobbyists (i.e. registered lobbyists), internal lobbyists (i.e. intergovernmental relations personnel), and pro-government associations (i.e. Texas Municipal League, Texas Association of Counties, Texas Association of School Boards, etc.) to push ideas that promote or...

March 20, 2024